FORT WORTH, TX — A wrong-way accident sent several people to the hospital in Fort Worth, Texas on Saturday, March 1st, 2014, according to a report from DFW CBS Local.
Police with information from the investigation have said that eight people were hurt when a wrong way driver collided with two other vehicles while driving southbound in the northbound lanes of East Loop 820. The accident happened around 5:30 in the morning.
Scene of the Accident
Eight people sustained unspecified injuries in the accident. Some were treated and released on scene, while others were transported to area hospitals for treatment.
Police believe alcohol was a factor in the accident, but have not yet released the results of toxicology reports that corroborate their suspicions.
Authorities from the Texas Department of Transportation is currently assisting with the crash investigation.
Commentary:
The news article may be sparse on facts, but one thing I’m sure of is that many people will view this no differently than a regular car accident, and they would be sorely mistaken. Any bar or liquor store in the State of Texas is governed by what are called ‘dram shop laws’, which were written to oversee the responsible service and sale of alcohol. If a driver is given too much to drink, or walks into a bar and is already visibly drunk, yet is served anyways, that bar can and should be held accountable for the accident if they did not take the proper steps to cut them off. Now I’m not saying the driver should go unpunished, I’m saying that both the driver AND the bar that fueled him be held to equal standards. Bars and nightclubs will only see drunk drivers as a liability when they start being held liable for drunk drivers.
–Grossman Law Offices
